RCMP have charged a Calgary man following reports of multiple gunshots being fired in the Airdrie, Alta., community of King’s Heights on Saturday.
At around 10:45 p.m., four shots were fired at a Lincoln SUV that was parked on Kingsmere Cove, RCMP said in a news release Monday.
“We heard a few gunshots and as soon as we looked out, the neighbours were coming out and after about 10 minutes, everybody was coming out and apparently there were gunshots and two cars shooting at each other,” area resident Rajdeep Gill said on Saturday.
The SUV fled the area and drove north towards Highland Park Boulevard with another vehicle, a white Mercedes SUV in pursuit, RCMP said.
“Airdrie RCMP officers, responding to the complaint of shots fired, were able to locate both vehicles and corner them on Highland Park Boulevard,” the news release said. “A high-risk vehicle arrest was executed on both vehicles resulting in the arrest of 10 persons.”
Get breaking National news
RCMP added seven of the 10 persons arrested Saturday were young people.
“All parties are known to each other,” RCMP said. “The persons involved in the shooting had previously been at a house party within the community of Ravenswood.”
RCMP Police Dog Services and Special Tactical Operations were used to search for firearms. A search around Highland Park Boulevard turned up a loaded firearm.
WATCH BELOW: RCMP were on scene in Airdrie, Alta. on Sunday after receiving reports of multiple shots fired in the community of Kings Heights on Saturday night. Ten people have been arrested.
RCMP said the intended victim was targeted and there is no further risk to the public.
Jaskaran Singh Sidhu, 18, of Calgary has been charged with six firearms offences “including discharging a firearm with intent to wound, maim, or disfigure and careless use of a firearm,” RCMP said.
He is scheduled to appear in court on June 14, RCMP said.
With files from Bindu Suri and Carolyn Kury de Castillo
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.